Section 1 · Reading
Vocabulary — Match the Words
| # | Word | Answer |
|---|
| 1 | Companions | h. colleagues, workmates, associates |
| 2 | Dead end | d. no exit, trap, blind alley, cul de sac |
| 3 | Cleared | f. emptied, freed |
| 4 | Remaining | j. leftover, surviving |
| 5 | Certain | i. guaranteed, assured, not in doubt |
| 6 | Mutilated | a. disfigured, cut up, maimed |
| 7 | Thug | b. criminal, gangster, bully |
| 8 | Unglamorous | g. plain, unromantic, humdrum |
| 9 | Brutal | e. tough, evil, cruel |
| 10 | Hardship | c. poverty, want, discomfort |
Answer sequence: 1-h, 2-d, 3-f, 4-j, 5-i, 6-a, 7-b, 8-g, 9-e, 10-c
Section 2 · Understanding
Comprehension
A. Find and circle a word that means…
tough, evil, cruelbrutal
leftover, survivingremaining
plain, unromantic, humdrumunglamorous
emptied, freedcleared
criminal, gangster, bullythug
B. Fill in the blanks
God bless the United States of America.
His body was mutilated by the blast.
He died after running into a dead-end tunnel.
He died like a dog.
No U.S. personnel were lost in the operation.
C. Main idea
✓ Answer 1: The United States has eliminated a terrorist threat.
D. True or False?
Baghdadi survived the raid.FALSE
US personnel died during the operation.FALSE
Baghdadi killed himself.TRUE
The terrorist left a tunnel.FALSE
Answer sequence: F, F, T, F
Section 3 · Language
Structures & Idioms
Structures 1 — Example sentence
When I started my new job, I had no idea what I was getting myself into.
Structures 2 — Example sentence
I will never again stay up all night before an exam.